Countywide : Woman Killed in Car Accident Identified
California Highway Patrol officials have identified a woman killed Wednesday afternoon in a car accident as Louisa Maria Barrie.
Barrie, 35, of Santa Monica was thrown from the passenger seat of a 1988 Saab convertible when the driver, Owen H. Owens III of Laguna Beach, swerved to avoid debris on Newport Coast Drive and the car flipped, CHP Officer Bruce Lian said.
Barrie died of massive injuries at the scene. Owens was treated for minor injuries and released from Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach on Wednesday afternoon.
No charges have been filed in the accident, which CHP Officer Mark Masai is still investigating.
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